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Ahwahnee Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 22% of California middle schools

Summary

Ahwahnee Middle is a public school for grades 7-8 in Fresno, serving 738 students in the Fresno Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges with performance consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of California middle schools.

The school's academic results are below state averages, with about 30% of students proficient in English and 16% in math, and it contends with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 35%. While performing in the middle among Fresno Unified schools, it falls far behind nearby schools in other districts like Kastner Intermediate in Clovis Unified. Interestingly, Ahwahnee spends more per student than these higher-performing neighbors, suggesting how resources are used is as important as the amount.

There are notable differences in how the school serves various student groups, with English Learners showing remarkable recent improvement. A striking finding is the "proximity paradox": Baird Middle, just 1.7 miles away in the same district, achieves much higher results with far lower absenteeism, highlighting that factors like school culture and community support can lead to very different outcomes even in close geographic areas.

738

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,285

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1127 East Escalon Ave.
Fresno, CA 93710-5510

(559) 451-4300

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Ahwahnee Middle usually attend:

High:

Herbert Hoover High

Feeder schools for Ahwahnee Middle:

Elementary:	Eaton Elementary
	McCardle Elementary
	Robinson Elementary
	Viking Elementary
	More...
	Wolters Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

White:

11.9%

Asian:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,162^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 14Middle Schools in the Fresno Unified

1061^st of 1,543Fresno Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2162 of 2761	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	2049 of 2783	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2117 of 2781	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	2127 of 2740	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	2256 of 2715	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	2017 of 2480	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	2063 of 2508	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	1910 of 2497	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	1957 of 2477	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	1858 of 2379	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	1984 of 2259	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	1804 of 2236	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	1731 of 2179	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	1490 of 2063	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	1373 of 2005	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	1045 of 1999	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	908 of 1804	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.8	1042 of 1777	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.8	1301 of 1769	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	414 of 609	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	444 of 627	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	450 of 613	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	412 of 637	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	502 of 643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	363 of 600	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	673 of 739	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	665 of 743	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	642 of 715	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	680 of 733	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	725 of 745	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	664 of 700	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1310 of 1531	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	928 of 1491	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	868 of 1369	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	324 of 1478	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	26.4	1423 of 1521	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1295 of 1540	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	366 of 1442	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	769 of 1364	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2027 of 2533	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1798 of 2551	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1723 of 2531	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1839 of 2509	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2086 of 2380	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	2003 of 2262	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1805 of 2395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1552 of 2388	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1851 of 2374	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1755 of 2359	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1700 of 2213	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1645 of 2072	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1881 of 2542	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1816 of 2579	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1875 of 2531	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1789 of 2458	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1852 of 2369	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1736 of 2230	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	2002 of 2534	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1999 of 2552	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2106 of 2538	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2079 of 2527	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1988 of 2407	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1729 of 2273	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	683 of 726	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	590 of 677	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1255 of 1566	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1151 of 1552	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1187 of 1531	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1352 of 1520	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1416 of 1537	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1219 of 1543	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1331 of 1555	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1534 of 1602	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1418 of 1496	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-18 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ahwahnee Middle	Public	7-8	1127 East Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4300	738	38	19.5	86.2%	88 (11.9%)	62 (8.4%)	464 (62.9%)	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	21.7	2162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%		24.6	2049^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.4%	113		16.8	16.8			33.3	27.5	30.3			18.4	14.3	16.3	$29,285	$26,102	$3,183
Tioga Middle	Public	7-8	3232 East Fairmont Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7280	692	36	19.0	91.2%	47 (6.8%)	62 (9.0%)	441 (63.7%)	106 (15.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	29	1860^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.6%		29.5	1836^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	24		7.6	7.6			32.1	36.3	34.1			23.1	31.8	27.2	$31,395	$28,142	$3,253
Kastner Intermediate	Public	7-8	7676 North First St.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2500	1,155	56	20.7	52.4%	284 (24.6%)	69 (6.0%)	591 (51.2%)	127 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.2%)	82.9	419^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.8%		77.5	539^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.6%	120		49.4	49.4			68.1	69.4	68.8			52.6	44.3	48.5	$23,591	$23,208	$383
Baird Middle	Public	5-8	5500 North Maroa Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4310	571	29	19.7	42.9%	168 (29.4%)	23 (4.0%)	317 (55.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	82.4	432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		75.2	587^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.9%	155	57.0	34.9	46.4	68.3	62.2	75.0	81.1	71.5	59.9	51.1	53.8	53.0	54.5	$29,018	$25,876	$3,142
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	876	48	18.2	71.8%	180 (20.5%)	95 (10.8%)	486 (55.5%)	67 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.3%)	31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%		33.5	1689^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	91		18.3	18.3			40.0	37.0	38.4			25.1	20.4	22.6	$28,306	$25,304	$3,002
Fort Miller Middle	Public	7-8	1302 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7100	652	36	18.1	97.9%	42 (6.4%)	91 (14.0%)	451 (69.2%)	40 (6.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	11.1	2586^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%		11.1	2623^rd of 2783 public middle schools	5.7%	37		7.2	7.2			15.0	23.9	19.6			7.7	10.4	9.1	$32,879	$29,032	$3,847
Scandinavian Middle	Public	7-8	3216 North Sierra Vista	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6510	836	42	19.9	95.2%	31 (3.7%)	51 (6.1%)	550 (65.8%)	173 (20.7%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	25.3	1986^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%		24.8	2041^st of 2783 public middle schools	26.7%	55		9.2	9.2			44.3	23.1	33.3			27.1	15.2	21.0	$26,653	$23,388	$3,265
Alta Sierra Intermediate	Public	7-8	380 West Teague Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3500	1,374	61	22.6	39.4%	527 (38.4%)	33 (2.4%)	530 (38.6%)	183 (13.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (6.6%)	93.6	191^st of 2761 public middle schools	93.1%		93.3	203^rd of 2783 public middle schools	92.7%	12		62.7	62.7			80.9	77.1	79.0			62.6	57.6	60.1	$21,421	$21,032	$389
Clark Intermediate	Public	7-8	902 Fifth St.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1500	1,437	64	22.4	55.3%	454 (31.6%)	34 (2.4%)	688 (47.9%)	180 (12.5%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	66 (4.6%)	76.6	551^st of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		74.7	595^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.6%	44		46.5	46.5			65.9	63.0	64.5			44.8	40.7	42.8	$25,015	$24,682	$333
Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	2277 West Bellaire Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7050	538	29	18.2	86.1%	38 (7.1%)	40 (7.4%)	418 (77.7%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	31.6	1771^st of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		35.5	1609^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.2%	162		17.3	17.3		38.4	39.7	33.5	37.2		24.0	27.0	21.5	24.3	$30,273	$27,288	$2,985

Frequently Asked Questions about Ahwahnee Middle

What district is Ahwahnee Middle in?

Fresno Unified

What high school do graduates of Ahwahnee Middle attend?

Students who attend Ahwahnee Middle usually go on to attend Herbert Hoover High

How many students attend Ahwahnee Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Ahwahnee Middle.

Is Ahwahnee Middle a good school?

Ahwahnee Middle ranks in the bottom 21.7% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ahwahnee Middle?

Students at Ahwahnee Middle are 63% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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